2002 | Workshop of Sculpture in Stone at the Superior School of Technology, Art and Design at
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Caldas da Rainha;

2000 | Admission to the Superior School of Technology, Art and Design in Caldas da Rainha;
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A D D I T I O N A L

I N F O R M A T I O N

2012 - Member and Jury of the Photography Group, FAUP;
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Member in the Cinema Project, entitled “Caleidoscópio”, FAUP;
First and second prize in the drawing competition sponsored by the company “Staples Office Center”;
Painting exhibitions in small galleries Throughout Portugal, (Castelo Branco, Caldas
da Rainha, Moura, Bragança and Vila Nova de Gaia);
Assistant in the “IX International Simposium of Sculpture in Stone”, Caldas da Rainha;

The aim of the workshop was to propose
a master plan for re-organizing the open
spaces in the Trebbia Valley district, an
historic corridor between Piacenza and the
Liguria Region. Particular attention was paid
to environmental issues and open spaces,
in order to reach high levels of livability and
integration among the urban requirements
and the distinctive traits of this valley.
The Italian village of Marsaglia, was chosen
for this study. It lies on the banks of Trebbia
River, and developed along the state road.

The analysis of the open spaces in Marsaglia
focuses on the entire extent of the highway
that crosses through the village (SS45):
circulation for pedestrians, treatment of
public spaces, and green leisure; creating
lines connecting the core of the old
building and the river on the open spaces
between the strips of old buildings and new
housing infrastructure; regeneration of the
thoroughfare.
Organized by: Landscape Architect Dr.Paola
Pucci and Architect Dr. Marco Mareggi
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THE DESIGN OF OPEN SPACES BETWEEN PIACENZA AND THE TREBBIA VALLEY
The principal objective, was to requalify
the urban fabrics and connecting it to the
riverfront. Requalify the existing road, and
create a new relationship between the center
and the river â&#x20AC;&#x201C; visual memory in connection
to the two main factors of attraction and
opportunity of Marsaglia.
Rehabilitation of river front, cleaning the
landscape (deactivated factories across the
river front), organization of existing activities,
as well as, defining new spaces with new
programs (food & beverage businesses,
fig.1 study drawings;

fig.2 sketch of the intention;

fig.3 sketch of the new proposal;

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barbecues, playground, green, leisure).

workshop in politecnico di milano

parking line
removable swim platform

sports equipment

old core
intervention in the ss45
commercial area
square
green space for recreational activities

fig.4 site plan of the final proposal;

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2012 / 2011 | INTERNSHIP AT FAUP AND CITY COUNCIL OF BOTICAS
R e v i e w o f t h e M a s t e r P l a n o f B o t i c a s
Requalification of the Building at the Font達o Park

Internship performed based on a protocol
between the School of Architecture of the
University of Porto (FAUP) and the City
Council of Boticas, to provide ​​technical and
scientific support during the review of this
village’s Master Plan.
Team:
Dr. Architect Manuel Fernandes Sá,
President of the Council of Representatives,
President of the Scientific Council, Director
of Doctoral Program | Dr. Architect José
Luís Gomes, Architecture and Urban
Planning Center of the Porto University |

Prof. Dr. Urbanist Rui Braz Afonso, President of the Pedagogical Council | Architect Emilia Moreira, Director of Strategic Planning at Boticas Council | Eng.
Alberto Manuel Miranda, Responsible
for the Technical Coordination of Spatial Regional Plans in the North territory
(PROT-N), Consultant of Vila Nova de
Gaia -Urbanization and Housing - Municipal Enterprise (GAIURB-EEM), Professor at the Faculty of Engineering of Porto
Department of Territory Planning and Environment | Architect Verónica Antonela
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REVIEW

OF

THE

MASTER

PLAN

OF

BOTICAS

The plan in force was outdated and needed
to be renovated and adapted to the new
reality of the surrounding urban fabric.
The methodology used consisted of three
phases of work:
- 1st. Territorial Analysis;
- 2nd. Analysis of Master Plan in force;
- 3rd. Revision of the Respective Plan;
The main objective, was to structure the
contents of the legislation through more
specific rules, readjusting the master plan
for the local reality.
fig.5 boticas sketches;
urban areas disintegrated

master plan of 1996

new urban areas

relationship between different areas

different types of zoning

fig.6 principal changes in the perimeter of the urban area and zones;

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fig.7 master plan zoning;

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R E Q U A L I F I C AT I O N

OF

BUILDING

fig.8 site plan;

- public area 34 m2;

- w.c area 10 m2;

- service area 17 m2;

- kitchen 7,5 m2;

fig.9 floor plan;

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AT

THE

FONTﾃグ

PARK

internship at faup and city council of boticas

Building in a high state of degradation. Was
used as a agricultural warehouse, and inside
has parts of a press rods.
The intervention aimed at turing the building
into a permeable space for the needs of the
City Council.
Ability to be a traditional transmontana
tavern, as well as a cultural space for
exhibition and / or sale of traditional products.
The main concern was maintaining the
vernacular language of the place, preserving
the texture and the existing language.
fig.10 proposed sketches;

The intervention strategy for lot n.ยบ 113,
located in the street of S. Victor in the
city of Porto, essentially consisted in the
preservation of pre-existing structure.
To reverse the percarious conditions
naturally associated with this type of
buildings, proceeded to the demolition and
removal of all elements that had conditioned
the good salubrity of space.
The proposal aimed, extract the buildings
your function as a single family dwelling,

giving it, a muldissciplinar use, promoting the
interconnection between cultural production
and the habitation mono cell.
The recovery and rehabilitation of
all buildings, had the main objective
of demystifying the unhealthy image
associated with this typology, allowing new
residents to improve their relationship with
the local community.

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R E Q UA L I F I C AT I O N

OF

THE

LOT

N.ยบ 113

ON

PORTO

preexisting;

edification area
240m2
circulation area
90m2

proposed;

edification area
180m2
circulation area
150m2

fig.13 functional organization;
section A

- studio 4x16 m2;
- habitation 4x16 m2;
fig.14 floor plan;

fig.15 longitudinal section;

fig.16 model study;

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- commercial area 40 m2;
- kitchen 8 m2;

- green area 4x12 m2;
- circulation area 100 m2;

requalification of the lot n.Âş113

Using the old structure of the building, the
lot with a total area of â&#x20AC;&#x2039;â&#x20AC;&#x2039;330 m2, is essentially
divided into two parts; first, the edification
area with 180 m2; and
second, the
circulation area with 150 m2.
The program is distributed by a modular
logic, every two buildings is assigned a
function, the element of connecting between
them is the patio. The street front building
and the kitchen are the exception.
The modular organization is the privative
spaces distributed between the four studios
and the four habitation, each one with a total
area of 16 m2.The habitation is divided into
three sectors: distribution and access area,
sleeping area and private bathroom.
fig.17 axonometric of the habitation and studio;

fig.18 floor plan of section A (modules habitation and studio);

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2004 / 2010 | SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PORTO
Urban Regeneration of the Ecological Structure on Porto
Project V coordination by:

The work done in the project course at
the school of architecture in the University
of Porto, had as objective stimulate the
experimentation and reflection in the
discipline of Architecture, developing
methodological skills in the ability of
executing the project drawing.
Project III - Realization of a proposal for
thought urban implantation, with a mixed
program predominantly housing. Obligation,
opening new streets. Studied of one of the
buildings, deepening its general shape and
its detail,

like their structural and constructive
characteristics.
Project IV - The program had as theme a
urban equipment, with significant complexity.
It was requested a project addressing the
relationships with the architectural object
and the territory.
Project V - The central theme of the program
structure, is the Urban Project, understood
as a space of articulation between the
Plan and the Project, between the city and
architecture.
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The theme of project V, is essentially based
on the development and rehabilitation of
a urban area in the city of Porto. Despite
the specificities of each intervention
area, the aspects to be considered
are common. The initiatives, aimed at
restructuring the ecological system, such
as the characterization and qualification of
public spaces, promoting a urban system
harmonious and consistent with each other.
The intervention proposed (section A),
focused in the relationship between the
constructed space and the empty space, as
well as the urban streams.

fig.22 sketch proposed for the section A;

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- transit connections;

- pedestrian connections;

- green area;

- habitation;

- public area;

- services;

fig.23 section A plan ;

fig.24 transversal section;

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PROJECT FOR A GYM & SWIMMING POOL IN CARCEREIRA PLACE - PORTO

fig.25 site plan;

- circulation areas 600 m2;
- bar 100
fig.26 floor plan;

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m2;

- swimming pool 1000 m2;
- training rooms 750

m2;

- bathhouses 600 m2;
- services 200 m2;

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The theme of Project IV, was the development
of a sports equipment infrastructure.
The lot is located in a heterogeneous urban
fabric, delimited by a road junction that
distributes the traffic to town and periphery.
A single building with 3250 m2 was to be
used both for Swiming and Gymnastics.
The building was compost of two volumes,
united by the reception.
The distribution is made by the side closer
to the exterior, allowing the inner pรกtio for
the respective sport activities.

fig.27 photographs of the site;

fig.28 east elevation;

fig.29 transversal section;

fig.30 north elevation;

fig.31 longitudinal section;

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PROJECT FOR COLLECTIVE HABITATION IN BOAVISTA

AVENUE - PORTO

fig.32 site plan;

- circulation areas ;

- storeroom;

- sleeping room;

- bathroom;

- kitchen;

- living room;

fig.33 floor plan;

fig.34 elevation east;

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The theme of Project III, is based on the
promotion of a residential complex.
The project included colective habitation,
offices and commercial areas and it was
divided in two phases.
The first phase, defined the urban character
and the organization of the new volumes on
the empty lot, defining the public from the
private space.
The second phase, corresponded to the
choice of a specific building to be developed
in various scales including construction
details.
fig.35 photographs of the site;